authentication

‘Long overdue’: Experts welcome advisory against private-sector use of NRIC numbers for authentication

June 26, 2025

Urging the private sector to stop using NRIC numbers for authentication is a timely and pragmatic move to strengthen data security, industry players told The Business Times. On Thursday…

NRIC numbers may not be secure enough for authentication purposes, but how will companies adapt?

December 15, 2024

Publicly available NRIC numbers can lead to unintended challenges with compliance and data breaches NATIONAL Registration Identity Card (NRIC) numbers may not be secure enough to…

India cenbank proposes more options to authenticate digital payments

July 31, 2024

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's central bank on Wednesday proposed to allow a wider set of alternatives, including fingerprints and passwords, as additional factors of authentication for all…